SOLUTION: Fractional Equation Word Problems: One member of a gardening team can mow and clean up a lawn in 6 hrs. With both members of the team working, the job can be done in 4 hrs. H

Question 188897: Fractional Equation Word Problems:
One member of a gardening team can mow and clean up a lawn in 6 hrs. With both members of the team working, the job can be done in 4 hrs. How long would it take the second member of the team, working alone, to do the job?

I would greatly appreciate some direction on how to solve these kind of problems.
Thank You In Advance!

Answer by jonvaliente(64) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let =the amount of work that can be done by second member in an hour
If 1/4 of the work can be done by both in an hour, then :

Multiply both sides by 12x, we get:

Then working alone, the second worker can finish the job in 12 hours.
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